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So What, Muppets Can Be Gay!
The Muppets are just about every American’s favorite thing. I imply, all ages, genders, just everything, they love them. Heck, I love them too. Whether it’s “Sesame Street” or the fine old Muppets; it doesn’t matter, I love them. They have been a part of our parents’ and our own childhoods. Without them, we wouldn’t have the laughter, the insanely awesome cameos, the music that melts your heart, and Kermit, the big-hearted frog that captures hearts every single morning. They have been there for us when we needed them most, so why the hell can’t the Muppets be gay? We can be so they should be too.
After a conspiracy of the famous duo, Bert and Ernie, from the classic “Sesame Street” was announced that the two pals could actually be lovers; the country went up in flames. From the supportive side to the disgusted side, almost every American had a consideration about the matter. So Disney stepped in and kicked butt as usual with a simple response of Bert and Ernie were not originally written to be gay, but they are just prefer us with their retain personal opinions, thoughts, and decisions on what they want to do with their lives. So if that means they want to be wit
This past June 7th, queer content maker Thomas Sanders posted a video explaining which Muppets are gay. He specifically highlighted Sweetums as a burgeoning queenly queen still trying to get her proportions right along with Gonzo, a canonically gender expansive character — he full on labelled himself as a “whatever” — who previously dressed in drag as Gonzo-rella in Disney’s Muppet Babies series. Gonzo has long been a queer fashion icon for his seemingly thrifted, brightly patterned button up tops and dapper clothing.
Miss Piggy herself has long been called a flamboyant queen, appearing as a guest on RuPaul’s Drag Race, and content originator @rachleahx posted on X January 2024 that Chappell Ronan’s clothing appears to give some attractive explicit call outs to Miss Piggy. In a obey up video on TikTok, she breaks down how Chappell Roan’s Muppet Easter Eggs not only include Miss Piggy but also Constantine, an evil altar of Kermit, and others.
It’s not a new phenomenon. In the early days of the Muppets, Kermit the Frog even had a drag persona named Kermeena, donning a blonde wig to sing songs by Keely Smith and Rosemary Clooney. Sometimes Muppets would even be recycled from one into anoth
Richard and ScooterScreengrab from the documentary Of Muppets and Men
Oh sure, you’re familiar with Jim Henson, the man behind Kermit and Rowlf and Ernie. And you might be familiar with Frank Oz, who performed Miss Piggy, Sam the Eagle, Fozzie Bear, and Bert.
But there’s another Muppet performer who you might not know — even though he created tons of iconic characters, like Beaker and Statler and Scooter and Sweetums. That musician is Richard Hunt, who at The Muppet Show’s height was watched by over 200 million people every week. In the 1970s, he was one of the most famous gay men in the world … whose face nobody recognized.
I just posted a video about Richard, and although I thought I knew everything about The Muppets already, it was inspiring to discover more about his experience and his work. Richard came to The Muppets through an incredible stroke of luck, together with his own confidence, when he was only 18 years old. A natural performer, he was already a fan when he caught them on TV right after graduating from lofty school and realized that they shot Sesame Street a limited miles away from his abode. He drove into New York, found a payphone, and called to ask for a career.
Coming Out Muppet: The Amazing, Gay Subtext of the Novel Muppets Movie
The Muppets will save thousands of gay children. In American cinema, one of the rarest narratives is a joyful coming out story, and on the surface, The Muppets seems a simple reboot of a faded franchise. But monitor again and you’ll see Walter, the protagonist muppet, in the classic stages of gay liberation. At the film’s climax he claims full muppethood—and through him, young viewers trapped in the wrong body can feel free.
Historically, existence gay is portrayed as tragic in American cinema. Whether in Philadelphia, Boys Don’t Cry or Milk, gays depart by HIV or die by loneliness or die by hate. Very several live with delight, which makes claiming one’s sexuality a candidacy for martyrdom. Such films are designed to wring tears of compassion from straight people, who are shocked by the brutality of bigotry.
But The Muppets is a surreal, playful and hopeful universe where every difference has a home. In the film, Walter and best acquaintance Gary (played by big-jawed Jason Segel) share a room, share clothes and just share, contribute, share. They are in a “homosocial” relationship, defined by queer theorist